interim

Meaning

In or for the intervening period; provisional or temporary.

a temporary or provisional period before something permanent is established

Example Sentences

Interim governments manage transitional phases.

She was appointed as the interim manager until a permanent replacement was found.

Example Expressions

in the interim

Synonyms

temporary, provisional, transitional, short-term, acting, caretaker

Entry 1

temporary, provisional, transitional, short-term, acting, caretaker

Entry 2

temporary, provisional, acting, short-term

Antonyms

permanent, final, lasting, definitive, established, enduring

Entry 1

permanent, final, lasting, definitive, established, enduring

Entry 2

permanent, lasting

Collocations

interim period, interim manager, interim report, in the interim